Kalamiphile

My tummy hurts have laughed so much, thank you for the fun xx

Thank you for all your helpful and informative feedback. Will pass it all noto daughter and then butt out!!

Difficult to say, she is 10 months and dairy does seem to aggravate and the medical treatments not making any improvement.

Fair point, just thought that judging by prevous posts there are loads of Mums who will have already faced this issue. Consultant never mentioned what to substitue when saying to cut out dairy!

My g.daughter is unable to have dairy due to excema. Her Mum is concerned she is not getting enough fat. She has salmon, mackeral, some formula, some breast and all home cooked food. Where else might she get her fat from? xx

That was very helpful, thank you

We have put syringe in cheek, still manages to oush most out with her gummy saliva! My daughter has a hand pump but found that took even longer. What is the avarage length of time to pump and how much shouold you expect?

The pump looks impressive, any one selling? Already using syringe, she still spits most out!

Help. Daughter has electric pump, but it takes her 20-30 minutes to express 50ml, surely there must be a faster machine?? Also, baby needs to be given piriton at night and she just squirts it out with her dribble. Daughter has tried using pipette and a syringe. The only time it was vaguely successful was when I hel her slightly tipped downwards and she choked it down! Dont remember having this problem myself so any suggestions to either problem gratefully received xx

Have looked up sleep regression. Thank you! This sounds just like what is happening with them, will pass the info on and hopefully it will re-assure her that she is not experiencing something abnormal!

Thats sounds close to what my approach would be, I think she is worried that this will still be happening when she goes back to work in April! She is a little resistant to co-sleeping and resorts to it only when she is exhausted. Baby is a very affectionate girl and loves being with you and interacting, so I think co-sleeping would suit her!

Thats interesting, thank you. She only sleeps for about 20-30 minutes, at around 8am, and 3.30, a very alert girl, who goes 3 + hours between feeds during day.

snowboarder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here! > > A ridiculous extravagance or must have for new > baby snowboarder??? > > What other baby consumerism have-to-haves are on > the 2011 list? > I thought you were talking about the man until I read the nexts posts!! I will settle for the man:) > ps - in case of doubt...this thread is mostly just > for fun....:)

No, not colicky at all:'(

My daughter is exhausted with baby going to sleep at around 7pm, waking around 10.30 and then on average every two hours. She is suffering from itchy skin ? excema, but not sure this is what is waking her. She suckles to soothe and then goes to sleep again usually quite quickly until the next time. My daughter feels this is not usual, I have forgotten more than I remember! Any re-assurance, advice please :'(

Many thanks, will give size 4 a try!

I think it is on tight enough. Do larger nappies hold more fluid?

My 5 month old grandaughter has started sleeping on her tummy and during the night is becoming wet at the front. She is using asda nappies which are very good during day. Pampers also leak at night. Any suggestions as which are best for a tummy sleeping baby? Many thanks

My daughter is wanting to introduce nearly 5 month old to the bottle. It takes her so long to express 15ml even with electric pump, which little one plays with and then spits out with great joy, that she is thinking about trying a formula mix to begin with. However baby has very dry, irritated skin, ongoing cradlecap and ? excema, she is seeing specialist in january. Is there a formula that is less likely to cause potential irritation to her skin? Any help much appreciated:)

no way as expensive as cabs, it can be cheaper to park car( approx ?40 Gatwick) than take cab, ?40 each way.

will tell her about the doublebase cream, she is already using dentinox and it hasn't helped unfortunately

Any ideas please. My 10 week old grandaughter developed cradle cap which spread all over body. Olive oil and aqeous cream has helped on trunk. Doc has given oilatum for bath and shampoo but skin on arms and legs scaly and dry, but bearable. There is a patch on head very sore and itchy, which doc has given steroid cream for, but not clearing up, what else can she use to a) help clear the cradlecap and b) stop the itching whaich causes her to attempt to furiously scratch head :( Many thanks x

Have spoken to midwives where I work and they all very quickly said if she is feeding 6-8 times in day and gaining weight then no problem. I guess I am maybe being stuck in the past plus I did not have co-operative babies! so therefor was being woken every 3 - 4 hours for months!

Thank you for all your thoughts. My other daughter told new Mum daughter about my concerns! She has said she will consult her midwives, altho' reading some of your posts, none of them seem to agree. Younger daughter took the route of comparing it to animals and how you would feed them 24 hours on regular basis. Sadly due to circumstances of how the pregnancy happened daughter is very defensive and my absolute wonderment at her beautiful baby girl does'nt seem to carry much weight!! Hopefully she will get good advice from the midwife and I can let it go.

Think you are probably right Smiler. She has had all her visits, so nothing now until the 6 week check. She feed ever 2 to 3 hours in day for about 10 minutes and seems to be putting on weight. Guess I must wind my neck in!!